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Wait, the guy dropped out of high school to work in game development? What does that mean? He dropped out of school to take a job or to pursue a job?

If I were an employer I would have to question his commitment and ability to complete projects since he abandoned a rather important one right there at the end.

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I dropped out after I had secured a stable internship at a local game studio.

After working for them over the summer of my Junior year, it seemed like a good idea to continue working for them rather than attend my Senior year. Thankfully, I was correct in that assessment. Otherwise I would have wound up with no career and no diploma... :)

But High School isn't the same kind of commitment as your average project, because High School is compulsory. He might have just been waiting until he was old enough so he could commit to his actual ambition.

I would say that completing high school is rather high in the list since a great deal of companies wouldn't look twice at him since they often want to see university degrees.

But I guess it all depends on where you live.

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